Breedings to Conway Hall, Western Ideal, Deweycheatumnhowe, A Rocknroll Dance, Dragon Again, Big Bad John, and Crazed are among the 70-plus which have been donated to New Vocations' 17th annual stallion auction.

The auction starts Monday, February 9 and runs through 2 p.m. Friday, February 13 at ongait.com. The auction is conducted in an open-ended format that allows for bidding slightly beyond the 2 p.m. deadline if less than five minutes have elapsed since the last bid on a particular breeding.

Participants are asked to be considerate and not bid for mares over 20, ones that have been barren two or more consecutive years, any that are due after May 21, and those that are already booked. To view the list of stallions visit newvocations.org or email [email protected]. Breedings are still being sought and can be added until the auction begins.

New Vocations is the largest racehorse adoption program in North America accepting over 400 retired Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds each year. Proceeds from the stallion auction go toward the care, retraining, and placement of retired Standardbreds.

“We would like to thank all the stallion donors for their generous support,” said executive director Dot Morgan. “They enable us to equip these horses with useful skills and get them into loving homes that will give them a life beyond the track. Every horse we adopt becomes an ambassador for the breed and many of the adopters become racing fans, as well.”

(New Vocations)